seven deadly sins
Britishplural noun
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Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Of the seven deadly sins, envy is the one you’d least expect to see in the world’s highest-ranking executives.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Accordingly we find in the theology of those times seven sacraments, seven deadly sins, seven contrary virtues, seven works of mercy, and also seven hours of prayer.
From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed
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